Theres direct cellulose conversion now? I'm behind on the technology, obviously.
On 3/30/07, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
leaking pen wrote: > I for one never understood CORN being used. grow something with a > higher fruit yeild per acre, and sugar yeild per pound. The decision for growing corn is not 'ordered' at even a regional level but is made at a much lower level - the individual farmer. From the perspective of the farmer - all the variables for corn are known through years of experience - and if the price is right, he will grow it. Much higher yields for cellulose are available with other crops, but from the farmer's perspective, it is too risky to grow these, as the variables are not well-known - and the price he can secure is not firm. Things change however - in a farmer's-cooperative-association - where the decision is based on how much total fuel they can sell from the available crops - and the risk/reward is shared. That systemic change is expected to happen soon with state encouragement in selected areas, and it is unlikely that corn will be the choice. As for sugar - that product may be irrelevant now that cellulose can be converted, and the net yield of sugar (beets are used in Europe) is always going to be 50-75% less per acre than raw cellulose. Jones
-- That which yields isn't always weak.
